The former Jonas Brothers star is convinced his pop peer’s life was hurtling towards an “explosion” because of his young age and the lack of stabilizing figures in his life.

Jonas points the finger at Bieber’s father Jeremy, who has been spotted enjoying several nights out with the star, who at 20, is still not old enough to drink alcohol legally in his adopted America.

Jonas tells Scene magazine, “I’ve had an easier route than most. The youngsters just turning 20, the Biebers of the world, are under a microscope. Bieber is having a very tough time finding balance. I think we all saw it coming. Your dad is your party animal – that’s going to sum it up pretty quick. There’s an equation for some sort of explosion.”

Joe Jonas is eager to avoid comparisons to Justin Timberlake as he embarks on a solo career following the split of the Jonas Brothers. After 10 years of making music with his siblings Nick and Kevin …

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Joe Jonas is eager to avoid comparisons to Justin Timberlake as he embarks on a solo career following the split of the Jonas Brothers.

After 10 years of making music with his siblings Nick and Kevin Jonas, the brothers decided to end their successful run as a group in October.

Joe, 24, is embarking on a solo career and he tells NYLON Guys magazine that he hopes to avoid comparisons to other artists who have left boy bands, like Justin Timberlake did with ‘N Sync.

Jonas says, “I’ve heard it before, when I did my solo project. People would be like, ‘I hear the Justin influence.’ I’d say ‘No! Don’t say that!’ He’s somebody that I respect, but I want to have my own identity.”

Jonas released a solo album, “Fastlife,” in 2011, and is scheduled to perform on his own at two holiday concerts in Chicago, and Buffalo, N.Y., this month.

Demi Lovato has responded to her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas’ recent candid interview, in which he detailed their short-lived romance and her struggle with drug abuse. The Jonas Brothers’ heartthrob came …

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Demi Lovato has responded to her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas’ recent candid interview, in which he detailed their short-lived romance and her struggle with drug abuse.

The Jonas Brothers’ heartthrob came clean in a candid interview with New York Magazine that was released on Sunday, in which he opened up for the first time about his month-long relationship with his “Camp Rock” co-star.

In the piece he says, “I really got to know her and got to see the ins and outs of what she was struggling with, like drug abuse. I felt like I needed to take care of her, but at the same time I was living a lie, because I wasn’t happy but felt like I had to stay in it for her, because she needed help. I couldn’t express any of that, of course, because I had a brand to protect.”

He continues, “It was an insane situation to be in. Things kept building up, and Demi ended up punching a girl in the face on a plane, because she thought the girl was blaming her for something. Everybody gasped, and the girl just started bleeding.

“That’s when her team and her family told her, ‘You need to go into rehab.’ I remember being in South America, and fans immediately jumped to the conclusion that we kicked her off the 2010 tour, and they just hated on us for it.”

Lovato subsequently went to rehab for her drug addiction and depression issues, and has been sober ever since, and on Monday, she took to Twitter to show her support for her old pal.

Joe Jonas says former child stars Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato encouraged him to start smoking marijuana as a teenager. The Jonas Brothers star claims he first tried weed as a teenager and he was given …

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Joe Jonas says former child stars Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato encouraged him to start smoking marijuana as a teenager.

The Jonas Brothers star claims he first tried weed as a teenager and he was given his first puff by his fellow former Disney stars.

In an article penned for New York Magazine Jonas writes, “The first time I smoked weed was with Demi (Lovato) and Miley (Cyrus)… They kept saying, ‘Try it! Try it!’ so I gave it a shot, and it was all right. I don’t even smoke weed that often anymore.”

Jonas is convinced all of Disney’s young stars rebel eventually, adding, “Being a part of the Disney thing for so long will make you not want to be this perfect little puppet forever. Eventually, I hit a limit and thought, Screw all this, I’m just going to show people who I am. I think that happened to a lot of us. Disney kids are spunky in some way, and I think that’s why Disney hires them… Five, six, 10 years later, they’re like, ‘Oh! What do we do?’ Come on, guys. You did this to yourselves.”

The singer goes on to reveal he was also caught drinking as a teenager and his dabbles with alcohol later caused a serious accident: “I was caught drinking when I was 16 or 17, and I thought the world was going to collapse. But I was in another country, and it was legal there. My 21st birthday, I fell down a flight of stairs. I was unconscious that time, and my whole team was scared to death that somebody was going to get a picture.”

Jonas also talks about sex and the brothers “purity rings,” saying, “We decided to take the rings off a few years ago. I lost my virginity when I was 20. I did other stuff before then, but I was sexually active at 20. I’m glad I waited for the right person, because you look back and you go, ‘That girl was bats— crazy. I’m glad I didn’t go there.”

Joe Jonas has called rumors of his alleged drug addiction “ridiculous,” denying his speculated troubles were the reason for the Jonas Brothers’ recent split. The band confirmed their decision to …

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Joe Jonas has called rumors of his alleged drug addiction “ridiculous,” denying his speculated troubles were the reason for the Jonas Brothers’ recent split.

The band confirmed their decision to disband on Tuesday, after a scrapped tour and a “deep rift” between the three brothers ultimately led to the demise of the group.

And shortly after the band announced its axed tour, speculation swirled that Joe was headed for rehab – when he was frequently seen with addiction specialist Mike Bayar, who was one of the driving forces behind Demi Lovato’s recovery.

However the 24 year old tells People magazine that not only is talk of a drug problem not true, but it was certainly not a reason for the siblings to end their career.

He exclaims, “It’s ridiculous! We’re not saying anything for two or three weeks and I’m a drug addict!”

Joe found it even more troublesome when his model girlfriend, Blanda Eggenschwiler, was also blamed for his reported addiction.

He adds, “It’s obviously not true. I’ve never touched heroin in my life. Either has my girlfriend. It’s hilarious to me, but also frustrating as well. It pissed me off when it’s about my girl…

“I was walking down the street and people are asking me if they can give me a hug and how rehab is. I’m like, you tell me because I’ve never been.”

Joe Jonas dodged questions about the future of the Jonas Brothers on Thursday as he returned to the red carpet in Los Angeles for the first time since the pop star siblings scrapped their U.S. tour …

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Joe Jonas dodged questions about the future of the Jonas Brothers on Thursday as he returned to the red carpet in Los Angeles for the first time since the pop star siblings scrapped their U.S. tour due to a “deep rift.”

The brothers stunned fans earlier this month when they pulled all of their live shows after falling out over their musical direction.

The group has yet to address what the future holds for the Jonas Brothers, and Joe refused to shed any more light on the boys’ feud on Thursday as he attended the inaugural gala for the new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Gala in Beverly Hills solo, telling reporters, “I’m not going to talk about that right now.”

However, the singer did open up about his own career plans, revealing he would like to build on his screen credits after his turns in the family TV series “Jonas” and a more recent appearance on “Hot In Cleveland.”

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He said, “I think acting would be fun. I would like to (get into that).”

Joe’s red carpet appearance occurred hours after a representative for the band was forced to deny rumors the 24 year old was battling a secret drug addiction, which had been falsely touted as one of the reasons for the Jonas Brothers’ apparent split.

The star’s night was an eventful one – he ran into his ex-girlfriend, actress Camilla Belle, at the bash.

Pop star Joe Jonas surprised a lucky fan in New York on Thursda by asking her out on a date after he was forced to turn down an invite to her college dance. The Pepperdine University student, named …

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Pop star Joe Jonas surprised a lucky fan in New York on Thursda by asking her out on a date after he was forced to turn down an invite to her college dance.

The Pepperdine University student, named Shaina, recently shot a YouTube.com video asking Jonas to accompany her to her sorority formal in California on Saturday. Jonas will be unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts.

Upset about breaking the girl’s heart, the 23 year old filmed a cheeky video response vowing to make it up to Shaina, which was played to her during an appearance on “Today.”

In the clip, he says, “I have a proposition for you. On July 10 in Chicago, Ill., I would like to fly you out, escort you to my concert of the opening (of the Jonas Brothers) tour. What do you think…? It’s gonna be great.”

Thrilled by the singer’s reply, Shaina squealed with delight, only to be surprised again as Jonas, disguised in a wig and prosthetic nose, stepped in front of the camera and revealed himself in person while his number one fan happily accepted his offer.

Miley Cyrus has lashed out at reports suggesting she and her teenage sweetheart Nick Jonas have been meeting up in secret behind her fiancé Liam Hemsworth’s back. The former “Hannah Montana” star has …

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Miley Cyrus has lashed out at reports suggesting she and her teenage sweetheart Nick Jonas have been meeting up in secret behind her fiancé Liam Hemsworth’s back.

The former “Hannah Montana” star has been at the center of ongoing speculation her romance with the Australian hunk is on the rocks since she was snapped without her engagement ring while Hemsworth was Down Under vacationing with his family.

The actress and singer has repeatedly claimed the relationship is still on, but new tabloid gossip suggests the star has been enjoying secret rendezvous with Jonas, who she dated in 2007.

Now Cyrus has angrily shot down the rumors, insisting she hasn’t seen the Jonas Brothers hunk for years and has been trapped in her house due to a constant paparazzi presence.

Taking to Twitter to address the claims, she writes, “I literally haven’t seen Nick Jonas in years. Don’t believe everything you read folks.

“Why are magazines allowed to publish straight bull [bleep]… I couldn’t have ‘ran’ into anyone because I haven’t went (sic) to eat out in public in weeks because of the amount of paparazzi outside my house.”